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EIGHTH
HOUSE MARS
The
uncovering of secrets - The House of Investments
The field of renewal and release
Elimination. The
extraction of essences. Expenditures. Death and legacies. Other people's possessions. Business corporations. The stock market. Taxes.
Sex
and regeneration. Research. Restoration. Psychoanalysis. The partner's resources. Inheritances. Insurance.
The person
with Mars in the eighth house has a genius for extracting information from
others, while remaining personally mysterious. They can tear away veils of
irrelevancy, methodically eliminating extraneous matter until the truth is
laid bare.
Money may
come through mining and enterprises which exploit the earth's subterranean
treasures. Financial problems are often aggravated by an improvident mate.
This house
placing is a powerful one for Mars because, before Pluto was discovered and
brought into the astrological structure, Mars was the traditional ruler of
Scorpio.
An
extremely powerful sex drive is likely to be present and expressed with
intensity. In fact, fulfillment in this sphere of life may be essential if
this person is to find satisfaction in other areas.
There is a
fascination with investigation which is often self-involved (especially if
Mars receives aspects from the personal planets or Pluto). This usually works
out well, but there can be tendencies toward obsession, in which case the
self-analysis will be unending.
The choice
of career can sometimes be influenced by this placing: there may be an
attraction to surgery or psychiatry, or perhaps police and detective work.
This individual can often show a deep and abiding interest in finance and big
business, with a keen, positive attitude to investment.
The
intuition is increased by this placing, and will be especially well-tuned when
it comes to assessing prospective partners and financial opportunities. There
can be an above-average concern with death.
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